State Ex Rel. Caire v. Board of Com'rs

On the 29th of May, 1918, Rene Caire applied to the board of examiners, created by Act No. 15 of the Extra Session of 1915, for a civil service examination for employment in a clerical position by the Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans — known as the “Dock Board.” Caire was given the examination on the 31st of May, 1918, made a record of 93 per cent, and was given probationary employment on the 31st of July, 1918, and permanent employment on the 28th of May, 1919, as a civil service employee, in the classified service. He was classified as a junior accountant, receiving a…